He used to come over late at night right after his third shift ended The sound of the door closing quietly in the early hours was always my signal that he was here tattoos and all After a long shift he d unwind by smoking a bowl and playing video games the glow of the screen lighting up the room while we hung out I d set my alarm for 5 AM just to be awake when he arrived There was something about him his confidence his looks that made it impossible to stay asleep no matter how tired I was He had this rugged charm with his tattoos and that cocky grin he d flash whenever he caught me staring One morning as the sun was barely peeking over the horizon he noticed like he always did my morning wood He d always tease me about it smirking while tossing out some offhand comment But that morning the teasing had a different edge to it He was more direct After all we d talked about plenty of things during our late-night hangouts but I didn t expect him to bring up his love for eating cake especially chocolate cake He confessed it with a sly grin letting the innuendo hang in the air before making his move That morning he wasn t just there for the video games and the bowl He was there for more and before I could even process it he decided to take care of things putting that smirk to good use It was a shift in the way we usually spent time together but something about it felt right in that moment as if all the teasing had been leading to this